carbonize
verb
car·bon·ize
ˈkär-bə-ˌnīz 
carbonized; carbonizing
: to become carbonized : char
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In the new study, scientists converted chitin into an ultralight aerogel and then carbonized it to form a porous carbon framework.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
What happens to the carbon dioxide? CO2 has value on its own as an industrial gas, to carbonize soda or to help greenhouse crops grow faster.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2023
In Herculaneum, the heat of the eruption carbonized scrolls from a vast library thought to be owned by Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, the father-in-law of Julius Caesar.
—Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2023
The heat of the eruption carbonized many scrolls, including two—now housed at the Institut de France—that were unearthed in the 1750s excavation of a villa some believe was owned by Julius Caesar’s father-in-law.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 20 Mar. 2023
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
What happens to the carbon dioxide? CO2 has value on its own as an industrial gas, to carbonize soda or to help greenhouse crops grow faster.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2023
In Herculaneum, the heat of the eruption carbonized scrolls from a vast library thought to be owned by Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, the father-in-law of Julius Caesar.
—Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2023
The heat of the eruption carbonized many scrolls, including two—now housed at the Institut de France—that were unearthed in the 1750s excavation of a villa some believe was owned by Julius Caesar’s father-in-law.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 20 Mar. 2023
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carbonize
verb
car·bon·ize
ˈkär-bə-ˌnīz
carbonized; carbonizing
: to change or become changed into carbon
carbonization
noun
ËŒkär-bÉ™-nÉ™-ˈzÄ-shÉ™n
Medical Definition
carbonize
verb
car·bon·ize
variants
or British carbonise
carbonized or British carbonised; carbonizing or British carbonising
: to become carbonized or charred
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